Is this a wasp nest?

[Konga]

It’s about the size of a tennis ball, up in a corner of the garage, no idea how long it’s been there...

Yes

Yes I think it is. I had one in the corner of my shed

Ok, follow up questions. Are wasps likely to come back to it? What should I do with it?

If it's empty I'd knock it down. If it's not empty, I'd still knock it down, but I'd make sure I had a very swift exit route I could shut behind me!

Yes. They don't reuse old nests.

Yes.

It’s likely to be empty now and they aren’t reused so isn’t anything to worry about.

Yes but they won't be there now nor return to it. We have however had new ones in same location after a few years.

Yes. Solitary wasp's nest I think. We had one in our shed that was about golf-ball sized. I saw it going in and out sometimes, and it didn't look like your regular wasp.

Thanks, I’ll keep an eye out for new ones appearing...

agree it looks like an old wasp nest. The initial asian hornet nests are quite small like this, so if anyone does spot something similar check to see what is flying in/out. If it does look like a hornet check to see what is thorax/bottom looks like and check online. Report anything suspect to your local beekeeping association. asian hornets are bad news and we need to keep them out of the uk for as long as possible